Tag: Mi Ami

NEEDLE EXCHANGE 083: An Exclusive Mix By … Ital

We’ve got one thing to say about the following mix: leave it to Mi Ami‘s Daniel Martin-McCormick to somehow make Sandra Lee—the Food Network host Anthony Bourdain once called a “frightening hell spawn of Kathie Lee [Gifford] and Betty Crocker”—sound like a bad girl indeed. We’re talking about a guy who sometimes goes by the name Sex Worker here, after all.

At any rate, 2012′s first Needle Exchange is a loft party waiting to happen. Not to mention a mighty fine introduction to McCormick’s Ital project, which will chase a string of stellar 12” singles with a proper Planet Mu LP (Hive Mind) on February 13th. In case you’re wondering, it’s about as batty as the warped dance beats below…

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TEST PRESSING: Stream Mi Ami’s Limited ‘Dolphins’ 12”

Thanks to No Conclusion‘s post about Mi Ami‘s new “Hard Up” video, we just noticed that the duo recently posted their entire Dolphins 12”. A drastic departure from their previous string of post-Black Eyes releases (singer/keyboardist Daniel Martin-McCormick and former bassist Jacob Long were both in that band during its brief but brutal run in the D.C. scene), the limited EP sounds like four extended trips to a dance club of their own devising.

Sample it all below, along with that VHS-like video and a free demo. You can also pre-order Dolphins here now…

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